How Glass Changed the World The History and Chemistry of Glass from Antiquity to the 13th Century /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Rasmussen, Seth C. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science, 3
• Θέματα: Materials science.; History.; Physical chemistry.; Materials Science.; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods.; History of Science.; Physical Chemistry.

Glass production is thought to date to ~2500 BC and had found numerous uses by the height of the Roman Empire. The modern view of glass-based chemical apparatus (beakers, flasks, stills, etc.) was quite limited, however, due to a lack of glass durability under rapid temperature changes and chemical...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Origins of glass: Myth and known history
• Development and growth of glass through the Roman period
• Reinventing an old material: Venice and the new glass
• Applications to chemical apparatus
• Impact on society and its effect on chemical progress.